MARITIME SAFETY AND

SECURITY POLICY PROGRAM

MARITIME SAFETY AND

SECURITY POLICY PROGRAM

Photo Copyrights: Architectural Photos of GRIPS by Masao Nishikawa

Published: March 2021

Photo: Official Website of the Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet

CONTACTEducation and Training Division Administration Department Japan Coast Guard2-1-3, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8976 Tel.: +81-3-3591-6361

Chugoku Center, JICA (Hiroshima)

Tokyo Center, JICA (Tokyo)

Japan Coast Guard Academy (JCGA, Hiroshima)

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, Tokyo)

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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, Tokyo)：7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Tokyo Accommodation：Tokyo Center, JICA 2-49-5, Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

▪Fall / winter term（October - March）

Japan Coast Guard Academy (JCGA, Hiroshima)：5-1 Wakaba-cho, Kure-shi, Hiroshima

WEB: https://www.jcga.ac.jp/shisetu/center_seisaku.html

Accommodation：Chugoku Center, JICA3-3-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima

▪Spring term（April - July）

LOCATION

▪Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)As a part of Japan’s Technical Cooperation, the program is conducted under the framework of JICA’s Knowledge Co-creation Program (Group and Region Focus). During the program, students stay at JICA International Centers in Tokyo and Hiroshima, and participate in various programs as JICA’s training participants.

SUPPORTING PARTNER INSTITUTION

I N D I A：Indian Coast Guard

INDONESIA：Indonesian Maritime Security Board, National Search and Rescue Agency, Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard

J A P A N：Japan Coast Guard

M A L AY S I A：Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Marine Department of Malaysia

PHILIPPINE：Philippine Coast Guard

SRI L ANK A：Sri Lanka Coast Guard

V I E T N A M：Vietnam Coast Guard

T H A I L A N D：Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center

CURRENT STUDENTS AND GRADUATES

On August 29, 2018, graduates from the program were invited to join the current students for a c o u r te s y c a l l o n P r i m e Minis ter Abe at the Pr ime Minister's Official Residence. Prime Minister Abe of fered this encouragement: “I hope yo u w i l l make u s e o f t he knowledge that you have learned and the 'friendship of the sea'network that you have built up over the year to protect the development and prosperity of your respective nations, under our shared principle of protecting a free and open maritime order based on the rule of law.”

Graduates of the Maritime Safety and Security Policy Program make courtesy call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

On September 25, 2018, Prime Minister Abe mentioned the Maritime Safety and Security Policy Program in a general debate at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. In the debate, he said, “Maritime order is the rule not of power but of laws and rules. Every year, a class of students who have learned that invariable truth, and who have made it a guiding principle in their lives, heads out to sea from Japan. This is very promising. Training these protectors of a free and open Indo-Pacific is truly a noble mission for Japan.”

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mentions the Maritime Safety and Security Policy Program in a United Nations General Assembly general debate

FOREWORD / SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

Promoting International Maritime Order based on the Rule of Law and

Freedom of Navigation through Capacity Building of Coast Guard Organizations

in the Indo-Pacific Region

The Program is aimed at assisting coast guard officers in the region to foster their abilities to formulate high-level maritime safety and security policy and effectively address global maritime challenges.

In recent years, maritime crimes such as drug smuggling, human trafficking, and piracy are significantly increasing and posing serious threats to regional countries including Japan in the Indo-Pacific region. It is, therefore, imperative for us to improve capabilities of coast guard organizations having mandate to maintain regional maritime safety and security. The Maritime Safety and Security Policy Program (MSSP), jointly organized by the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) provides opportunities for young officers of such organizations to acquire necessary abilities to achieve this goal both at policy and field level, with Master Degree level education.

In this one-year program, junior officers from the JCG and other coast guard organizations from Countries in the Indo-Pacific region will study eight months at GRIPS in Tokyo and another four months at the Japan Coast Guard Academy (JCGA) in Hiroshima. At GRIPS, students will study in various courses including international law, international relations, international security, etc. At the JCGA, they will take more prac tically or iented courses, such as marit ime law enforcement and policy, marine environment, and ship management/operations. Students also learn how to effectively deal with variety of maritime events and accidents by undertaking case-studies of past events and conducting table-top exercises on SAR operations, suppression of criminal activities, and maritime disaster response operations.

By the end of the program, students are expected to acquire abilities to creatively formulate policy and effectively address maritime challenges. Most importantly, they are expected to develop strong personal bonds that will enable them to work together to deal with issues and challenges they encounter today and will do so in the in the future.

Japan Coast Guard Academy (JCGA, Hiroshima)

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, Tokyo)

Late SeptemberOverseas students arrival in Japan Program guidance and orientation

October Opening ceremony April - July

Study at JCGA (Hiroshima)October - MarchStudy at GRIPS (Tokyo)

1. Holding of qualifications to be accepted to post graduate school, as stipulated by the School Education Act of Japan. (Japanese applicants only)

2. Officers of maritime safety and security organizations, having 3 or more years of work experience.

3. Under the age of 454. Having sufficient English command to be demonstrated by a transcript TOEFL

iBTscore of 79 points or higher, or IELTS Academic score of 6.0 or higher, obtained within 2 years before application.

Nov. Oct. Sep. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep.Jan. Feb. Dec.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPLICANTS

PROGRAM CALENDER

Extra-curricular activities, such as study tours to JCG bases and facilities and special lectures by external policy/service experts will also be organized.

Fall and winter terms(October - March)

Spring term (April - July)

Courses Compulsory

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Tokyo)

Japan Coast Guard Academy (Hiroshima)

▪International Relations ▪International Security

▪International Relations in East Asia

▪International Law of the Sea ▪International Law

▪ Policy for Search & Rescue, Salvage and Maritime

Disaster Prevention

▪Maritime Law Enforcement Policy

Optional/Recommended

▪ Essential Microeconomics Essential Macroeconomics

▪ Government and Politics in Japan Government and

Market

▪Comparative Politics

▪States and Politics in Southeast Asia Basics of Statistics

▪Non-Traditional Security

▪Basics of Quantitative Analysis Methodology

▪The World and the SDGs

▪Military Operations, Strategy and Policy

▪International Political Economy

▪International Comparative Criminal Law

▪Introduction to Oceanography

▪Marine Environment and Pollution Prevention

▪Traffic Management Systems Ⅰ・Ⅱ▪Information Management System Ⅰ・Ⅱ▪Fundamentals of Advanced Energy Engineering

▪Ship Maneuverability and Actual Operation

* Minimum of 4 credits. * Minimum of 4 credits.

Exercise Case Study in Maritime Safety and Security Policy Ⅰ・Ⅱ

Themed Research Individual Research Activity - Writing of Research Paper (equivalent to Master Thesis)

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

September GraduationSeptember Graduation

AugustMove to TokyoSummer Program